Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"…ah…"

Then I saw Goto Ichiri squatting at the station.

"...Good afternoon, gentlemen..."

Good afternoon, Pochi.

Ichi Nijika stepped forward and helped Goto Ichiri up.

"Let's go."

"Next, we'll pick up [Starry Sky] and Ryo-senpai, and then we can go to Enoshima together!"

Kita Ikuyo said.

...

……

.........

Are you asking for the day off?

Ijichi Seika looked at Nekoyashiki Haru and asked.

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"…Why?"

Ichi Seika frowned.

"Manager, just in case you don't know, today is actually Valentine's Day."

Dahei Yin had already spoken.

"...Valentine's Day...Oh!"

Ichiko Hoshika raised an eyebrow.

Who are you going to spend Valentine's Day with?

"It's normal for him to want a holiday, right? At worst, we won't pay him this month."

Daikoku Oto continued.

"... "

Ichi Seika nodded.

"Okay... well, it's not like you've only taken leave once or twice."

"Thank you, Sister Xingge."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled and then took out a box of chocolates from behind her.

"This is for your sister Xingge."

"!!!"

Ichi Hoshika's pupils contracted sharply.

"Ben, Ben, Ben..."

It was as if something was about to come out, but he quickly turned it back.

"I was planning to give one too... but I accidentally forgot. Cough cough, thank you for the [obligation chocolate]."

Ijichi Seika read the words "Giri Chocolate" with great effort.

"hehe…"

With a smile, Okoro gently wrote words on Nekoyashiki Haru's back with her finger, out of Ichiji Seika's sight.

I need your time after 1 a.m. tonight.

Nekoyashiki Haru trembled slightly, then nodded.

After visiting Enoshima with everyone, we'll first go find Kikuri, and then go to Otomi's house...

Does this mean I won't have time to sleep at night?

Oh well, I don't go to school anyway.

With that thought in mind, Nekoyashiki Haru walked toward the door of [Starry Sky].

Click.

The door was closed.

"... "

Ichiji Hoshika stared blankly at the empty "Stars" for a moment, then asked Daikoku Otomi.

"...Why aren't Hongxia and the others here today?"

"Xiao Hongxia is your sister, store manager. Are you sure you want to ask me?"

"…I don't…"

Ijichi Hoshika shook her head.

"Never mind... they probably went out to play because of some Valentine's Day event."

After saying this, Ichiji Seika got up and walked towards the door.

"Where are you going, manager?"

Dahei Yin asked from behind.

"I'm going upstairs to lie down for a while..."

After answering, Ichiji Hoshika walked out of the [Starry Sky].

After leaving the [Starry Sky], Ichiji Hoshika's pace gradually quickened.

Instead of going upstairs, she walked further away.

The sight of couples walking arm in arm on the street made Ichiji Seika frown.

"...There are just too many couples..."

She quickened her pace, entered a store, and soon came out with a bag of chocolates.

Then he walked back even faster.

Ta-ta-ta...

She hurried up the stairs, then returned to her home, and rushed into the kitchen.

"...Let me see...how should I make the chocolate...just melt it and reshape it, right?"

Ijichi Hoshika scratched her hair, then suddenly paused.

"…ah…"

The chocolate-making tools were placed on the table.

"...Did Hongxia do it yesterday?"

Ijichi Seika reached out and picked up the utensils and molds that Ijichi Nijika had already washed, then opened the tutorial on her phone.

"...If we do it now...we can still deliver the chocolates later, right?"

Chapter 351 Ramblings

Tap, tap, tap…

As Yuyuko Otsuki listened to the sound of her white cane tapping the ground, she gripped the chocolate in her hand tightly.

She waited here after school in the afternoon.

Waiting for the boy who might appear.

She thought she would have to wait longer, but the tapping sound of the white cane still drew her out.

She watched the boy walk towards the station.

On this night that belongs to couples, I walk alone.

"Aha…"

Yuuko Otsuki felt her hand tremble slightly.

His pupils also trembled.

My heart was pounding.

The image of him in my memory and the image of him now inexplicably overlap.

Because of me... has it really turned out like this?

Not with Kita Ikuyo, but all by myself…

Yuuko Otsuki walked towards the boy.

The box of chocolates was gripped even tighter.

I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, Senior Haru...

But I simply couldn't keep that a secret any longer...

I don't want to see you hurt other people... Kita is a good person...

But ultimately, it is because of me that my senior has become such a lonely person.

But... but it's okay... that's why I came here!

She hugged the chocolate tightly and ran towards the boy.

Her expression was sorrowful, but her steps were inexplicably light.

A story can have many endings... and for the people in the story, any ending is acceptable.

So this outcome is acceptable, right?

"Ok?"

Hearing the footsteps, Nekoyashiki Haru paused slightly, then turned towards the source of the sound.